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President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received President of the Chamber of Representatives of Uruguay Jorge Gandini. The head of state praised Jorge Gandini`s participation in the 6th Baku International Humanitarian Forum, describing this as a sign of Uruguay`s support for the forum and the country`s interest …

  By Narmina Mammadova There is a great potential for cooperation between Azerbaijan and Estonia, Vice-President of the Estonian Parliament Kalle Laanet said during a meeting with  Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov on October 23. Mammadyarov welcomed the Vice-Speaker and said that relations between Azerbaijan and Estonia were successfully developing. …

A meeting with representatives of Chinese companies operating in Azerbaijan has been held at the State Customs Committee (SCC), the committee said in a statement Oct. 25. The meeting has been attended by First Deputy Chairman of the Committee, Major General of the Customs Service Ismayil Huseynov, Deputy Chairman of …

Azerbaijan and Turkey have enough will and resources to implement more than one major project, the President of the Executive Committee of the Economic Research Foundation of Turkey, expert Ahmet Incekara told reporters Oct. 24. The expert recalled that recently the opening ceremony of the Star oil refinery, owned by …

First Vice-President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva has met with President of the Senate of the Italian Republic Maria Elisabetta Alberti Casellati. The meeting was held at Azerbaijan`s national pavilion at “Milan Expo-2015” World Exhibition, which was reconstructed in the territory of the Seaside National Park. First Vice-President …

The European Rating Agency (ERA) has issued a credit rating to Azerbaijan at the level of “BB +” with a “stable” outlook, the agency’s report published on Oct, 20 reads. According to the agency’s forecast, real GDP growth in Azerbaijan in 2018 can be 1.5 percent, in 2019 – 2.1 …

According to the training plan for 2018 approved by the Minister of Defense, the Rocket and Artillery formations are conducting live-fire exercises, Azerbaijan`s Defense Ministry said. “In the course of the exercises, artillery units work out actions to make a march, to reach concentration areas, to occupy firing and starting …